“Massey Ferguson is a bar band in the best sense. The songs, filled with barflies, broken hearts and doomed late-night romance, sound pretty good anywhere. Singer-bassist Ethan Anderson says the sound is Americana that leans more toward rock than country, and that’s a pretty good description. Think Drive-By Truckers or some combination of Son Volt and The Hold Steady. Think Springsteen’s “Greetings From Asbury Park” or “Nebraska.” Those are all influences, as is 1970s Southern rock and good-time classic rock bands like Thin Lizzy.”

Saturday, April 26: Chris Marshall and The August Light w/St. Even 9:30 p.m. – rock, folk, country

“Chris Marshall is a performing songwriter and singer whose band, The August Light, plays an earnest brand of rock, folk, and country. Chris has spent several years crafting a voice in the Portland music scene, and lately has been gathering a cast of collaborators to flesh out the spirit of his sound and songs.”